Deadlines:
- 17 August 2018: Applications from the Eastern Partnership countries – Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova and Ukraine.
- 1 September 2018: Applications from the European Union, Russia and Turkey.
Applications are now open for the Eastern Partnership Youth Conference 2018: “Youth for Entrepreneurship” which will bring +130 participants – including 90 young entrepreneurs, in one place to develop new skills, ideas and solutions to shared challenges.
The Conference is organised by the Eastern Partnership Civil Society Forum (EaP CSF) on 8-9 November in Vienna, Austria – with the support of the Austrian Presidency of the Council of the European Union 2018 and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (FES) Regional Office “Dialogue Eastern Europe”.
Candidates from the Eastern Partnership countries only: Before attending the Conference, successful applicants will take part in the Social Entrepreneurship School – in Armenia, 24-30 September for those coming from Armenia, Georgia and Moldova or in Ukraine, 1-7 October for those coming from Azerbaijan, Belarus and Ukraine. The purpose of the School is to boost the attendants’ entrepreneurial skills, employability and build on their involvement in their communities’ economic life.
The costs of 90 selected participants will be fully covered by the organisers.
Eligibility Criteria
The Social Entrepreneurship Schools and Eastern Partnership Youth Conference are designed for young people who:
- are between 18 and 30 years old
- have an entrepreneurial idea and are interested in establishing a social enterprise;
- have between 6 and 24 months experience working in the field of social entrepreneurship;
- are citizens of the Eastern Partnership countries (Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Moldova, Ukraine)
- want to tackle a social problem/s in their local community/town/country
- are proficient in English (for applicants from the EaP countries good knowledge of Russian is appreciated and provides an advantage during the selection process)
- Please note that they will respect the gender balance (50% of participants will be male and 50% will be female).
- Applications will be reviewed based on the answers to the questionnaire.
How to Apply
Applicants can apply via given website.
For more information, please visit Eastern Partnership Youth Conference.